LoBianco is a fighter pilot currently based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. She says that Shults in part inspired her to join the Air Force.

“It wasn’t a matter of if I could do it, it was when I can do it,” LoBianco says.

Shults is now being compared to Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the Miracle on the Hudson pilot, for how she was able to land her plane when it dropped from 31,000 feet to 10,000 feet in just about five minutes. There was only one fatality.

“She and a bunch of other women were able to blaze that trail for us,” LoBianco says. “To the point that it is 100 percent normalized now and we don't look at it as it’s male or female."

The U.S. Department of Defense says that of the over 12,000 pilots in the Air Force, 730 are women.

Photos of the 2018 Fleet Week ships coming up the Hudson River to Manhattan. There are 14 ships for the public to visit and tour. The celebration lasts a week. It has been held nearly every year since 1984.

Photos of the 2018 Fleet Week ships coming up the Hudson River to Manhattan. There are 14 ships for the public to visit and tour. The celebration lasts a week. It has been held nearly every year since 1984.

The Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City has announced that it will be opening its doors to the public on June 28 at the site of the old Trump Taj Mahal. Throughout the summer and early fall, the Hard Rock will live up to its name with a lineup of some of music's biggest stars.

The Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City has announced that it will be opening its doors to the public on June 28 at the site of the old Trump Taj Mahal. Throughout the summer and early fall, the Hard Rock will live up to its name with a lineup of some of music's biggest stars.